Phelps City, Missouri
Phelps City is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 0, down from 24 in 2010. The community is 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Rock Port. It is the closest Missouri community to Brownville Bridge, a Missouri River crossing that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
History
Phelps City was platted in 1868. The community was named for Willis Phelps, one of the owners of the town site. A post office was established at Phelps City in 1868, and remained in operation until 1954.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24 | — | |
| 2020 | 0 | −100.0% | |
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References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ "Phelps City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 203.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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